2. Determine your audience/market.
3. Determine the content and organization of the pages.
Establish the purpose/goal of the proposed Web pages.
Why do you need a Web site?a. Are you offering a service, selling a product
b. is the purpose educational, informational, or personal (fun)?
2. Determine your audience/market.
a. What will readers get from your site?
b. What kind of image do you want to project?
3. Determine the content and organization of the pages.
a. Although most viewers may find your site by doing specific searches than by accident, what can you do to the home page design to grab and keep their attention?
b. Where will the content (text and graphics) come from?
c. Do you already have text or does it need to be written?
d. Are you using existing graphics or photos or will you create or buy new? There are libraries of copyright-free photos and art - both especially for the Web or more traditional forms that can be converted for this use. Do not use copyrighted materials: it is stealing, pure and simple.
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